The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-09-15
SOME OF THE REUNIONS.
Meeting OF the States and an Assembly or the
War GOTernOrs-The Loyal Legion, the Union
Veterans and the Woman, Relief COrns.

Meeting OF the States and an Assembly or the
War GOveraOrs-The Loyal Legion, the Union
Veterans and the Womau's Relief Corps.
As usual at Encampments the gathering of
war veterans at st. Louis will be marked by
many Reunions aside from the Convention of
the GAR. Mention has heretofore been made
of the projected Reunion by States at Forest
Park on Wednesday, Sept. %, where each visitor
will find rallying point for comrades he has
not met for many years at the tent assigned to
the State from which he enlisted. 1t is ex-
pected this Reunion will bring together the
remnants of many regiments which have not
had any common meeting since their disband-
ment. There will be many regimental Re-
unions at other times and places during the
week, for which arrangements will be made in
advance; but this Reunion by States will bring
all the soldiers OF each State together and thus
effect regimental assemblies which would not
otherwise occur. 1t will be an interesting
episode in the Eucampment, as each State is to
have its own tent and they are to be placed in
the broad field of beautiful park, so that each
State gathering will be in full view of all the
others.
REUNION OF WAR GOVERNORS.
Incidental to the Reunion of States is to be
the Reunion of War Governors, for which ar
rangements have been made by committee,
of which ex-Gov. Thomas G. Fletcher, one of
Miss0uris War Governors, is the Chairman.
Gov. Fletcher has corresponded with all the
surviving War Governors and the responses to
the invitation he sent out show that a larger
number Of the War Governors will meet at
the st. Louis Encampment than ever came
together before. Among those who have
accepted are Richard J. Oglesby, of Illinois;
Austin Blair, of Michigan; s. J. Crawford,
and Thomas Carney. of Kansas; Alvin Saun-
ders, of Nebraska; Joel Parker, of New Jersey;
Gregory j. Smith, of Vermont; j. 7. Lewis, Of
Wisconsin; +. III. PierpOint, of West Virginia,
and VIM. c. Spraguc, of Rhode Island. Leland
Stanford and +. +. Low of California Frederic
Holbrook, of Vermont, and Chas. Robinson, of
Kansas, will not be able to attend. few of
the survivors have not yet been heard from.
Mr.. Rudolf Dulan, of New York, on behalf of
Hon. Edward Solomon, ex. Governor of Wiscon-
sin, writes that as the Governor has been in
Europe since June l. and will not return before
the latter part of September it will probably
preclude his acceptance of the invitation to at
tend the Encampment. He says, however,
that the matter will be placed before the Gov
ernor Immediately upon his return.
THE ONLY LIVING Ex-vICE-PREsIDENT.
To complete the Reunion of those who held
civil power while the Nation was battling for its
life, and gave their efficient help to the strug-
Cling army. will come also the venerable Ham
nibal Hamlin. of Maine-the only living sur
viyor of the Executive power which guided the
affairs OF the country during the critical years
of the rebellion the man who stood in the line
of succession to President Lincoln throughout
nearly the whole war. Mr. Hamlin also enjoys
the singular distinction of being the only man
living who has been Vice-President of the
United States. He has written for quarters for
himself and wife. and will be the guest of the
Local Executive Committee.